The Pittsburgh Steelers boast one of the top defenses in the league through the first three weeks of the season.
The Steelers remain one of the five teams in the National Football League who remain undefeated. Although Pittsburgh’s offense stepped it up in their most recent win, the defense has been elite this season, holding all opposing teams to ten or fewer points. The defense is banged up, with cornerback Cory Trice Jr. being placed on the injured reserve.
Pittsburgh signed former first-round cornerback C.J. Henderson to their practice squad to add depth, according to Steelers.com’s Teresa Varley.
“The Steelers signed defensive back C.J. Henderson to the practice squad,” Varley reported. “Henderson was originally drafted in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the ninth pick overall, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has appeared in 49 games, starting 32, and has recorded 172 tackles, 139 of them solo stops, 16 passes defensed, six tackles for a loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and a sack and fumble recovery.”
“Henderson was traded to the Carolina Panthers early in the 2021 season and was with them through the 2023 season. He played in 12 games in 2023, starting seven, and finished the season with 39 tackles, 31 of them solo stops, and three tackles for a loss. He signed with the Houston Texans in 2024.”
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Pittsburgh’s defense has looked elite this season. They’ve given up only 26 points in three weeks, the fewest a Steelers team has given up since 2007. Henderson joins a secondary headlined by Joey Porter Jr. and Donte Jackson. Henderson is a great depth addition as the Steelers look ahead to their Week 4 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
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